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arsenate

/ˈɑɹsənət/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.84 in modern English

Syllables
ar-sen-ate
IPA
/ˈɑɹsənət/
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any salt or ester of arsenic acid.

noun

The anion AsO₄³⁻.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥h₃enyomder. Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam Proto-Iranian *jr̥Hanyam Old Median *zaranyam Old Median *kā Old Median *zaraniyakāder. Middle Persian *zarnīkbor. Classical Syriac ܙܪܢܝܟܐ (zarnīḵā)der. Arabic الزَرْنِيخ (az-zarnīḵ)bor. Byzantine Greek ἀρσενικόν (arsenikón)der. Latin arsenicumder. Middle French arsenicbor. Middle English arsenik English arsenic English -ate English arsenate From arsenic + -ate.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɑɹsənət/
  • British English: /ˈɑːsɪneɪt/

Inflected Forms

arsenates (plural)

Derived Forms

arsenatian arsenation diarsenate sulfarsenate tetraarsenate

Phrases

barium arsenate calcium arsenate chromated copper arsenate copper arsenate dihydrogen arsenate hydrogen arsenate hydrogen sodium arsenate lead arsenate

Questions

How do you pronounce arsenate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɑɹsənət/.
What does arsenate mean?
Any salt or ester of arsenic acid.
Where does arsenate come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥h₃enyomder. Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam Proto-Iranian *jr̥Hanyam Old Median *zaranyam Old Median *kā Old Median *zaraniyakāder. Middle Persian *zarnīkbor. Classical Syriac ܙܪܢܝܟܐ (zarnīḵā)der. Arabic الزَرْنِيخ (az-zarnīḵ)bor. Byzantine Greek ἀρσενικόν (arsenikón)der. Latin arsenicumder. Middle French arsenicbor. Middle English arsenik English arsenic English -ate English arsenate From arsenic + -ate.

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